Mayday: Air Disaster

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S22 E9: Pitch Black

23 Min Left • Original Air Date: Feb 5, 2022

In 1983, Air Illinois Flight 710 crashes into an open pasture area in poor weather while en route to Southern Illinois Airport, killing all 10 people on board; the cause of the crash was the pilots' mismanagement of an electrical problem.

10:26-11:21PM

55 Min

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S22 E10: Mayday

Original Air Date: Mar 7, 2022

When basketball legend Kobe Bryant is killed in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles, investigators look for clues amid a global deluge of grief.

5:47-6:42PM

55 Min

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S22 E9: Pitch Black

Original Air Date: Feb 5, 2022

In 1983, Air Illinois Flight 710 crashes into an open pasture area in poor weather while en route to Southern Illinois Airport, killing all 10 people on board; the cause of the crash was the pilots' mismanagement of an electrical problem.

May 16

6:01AM

55 Min

TV-G

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S22 E8: Tree Strike Terror

Original Air Date: Feb 5, 2022

In November 1995, American Airlines flight 1572 clips the tops of trees along Peak Mountain Ridge and strikes an instrument landing system antenna at Bradley International Airport in Hartford, Conn.

May 18

6:59PM

55 Min

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S22 E7: Turboprop Terror

Original Air Date: Feb 12, 2022

After a turboprop crashes in North Carolina, investigators resort to a risky test flight and uncover an industry-wide safety problem.

May 17

7:02AM

54 Min

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S22 E6: Peril Over Portugal

Original Air Date: Jan 24, 2022

Martinair Flight 495, a DC-10, crashes when attempting to land at Portugal's Faro Airport amid thunderstorms and heavy rain.

May 16

2:20PM

55 Min

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S22 E5: Pacific Plunge

Original Air Date: Jan 5, 2022

When Alaska Airlines Flight 261 suddenly nosedives into the Pacific, investigators uncover a critical maintenance issue with deadly implications.

May 14

7:21PM

55 Min

TV-G

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S22 E4: Double Trouble: TransAir Cargo Flight 671

Original Air Date: Jan 26, 2022

After an explosion rips both engines off the right wing, the pilots of Transair 671 manage a landing at a French military airfield.

May 15

3:25PM

55 Min

TV-G

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S22 E3: Stealth Bomber Down: USAF B2 Bomber

Original Air Date: Jan 19, 2022

When a $2 billion stealth bomber crashes in Guam, the U.S. Air Force investigates the most expensive aviation accident in history.

May 18

9:41AM

54 Min

TV-G

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S22 E2: Terror Over Michigan: TWA Flight 841

Original Air Date: Jan 12, 2022

After a Boeing 727's near-fatal nosedive over Michigan, investigators risk their own lives to determine why TWA Flight 841 fell out of the sky.

8:40-9:35AM

55 Min

TV-G

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S22 E1: Holding Pattern

Original Air Date: Jan 17, 2022

After Flydubai Flight 981 nosedives into the runway at Russia's Rostov airport, investigators uncover one of the most lethal traps in aviation.

1:22-2:16AM

54 Min

TV-G

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